Opening an Existing Macro

Note: See the “From the Command Line” section of the “Getting Started” chapter for the command line options for opening an existing macro.

To open an existing macro file while you are in the FPGA Editor window follow these steps.

1. Select File Open or click on the Open toolbar button.
   
   
   
   The Open dialog box appears, as shown in the “Open Dialog Box” figure of the “Menu Commands” chapter.
   
   
2. Select the Macro option.
   
   
3. Enter the name of the .nmc file you want to open in the Macro File field, or use the browse button to specify the macro file name and directory.
   
   
4. Select an Edit Mode for the macro from the pull-down list box.
   
   Select Read Only, No Logic Changes, or Read Write. The default is No Logic Changes.
   
   
5. Click OK.
   
   The macro file you specified is loaded in the FPGA Editor window.